hourstack-extension

Browser extensions for HourStack

Requirements

Node.js v14

Setup

Download the repository and install dependencies:

git clone [e-mail]:hourstack/hourstack-extension
cd hourstack-extension
yarn

Copy .env.sample to .env and fill in the values:

• APP_URL: Base URL for HourStack web app
• API_ENDPOINT: Base URL for HourStack API. Note that the extension and the web app must be pointing to the same API
• BUGSNAG_KEY: Bugsnag API key (optional)
• FIREFOX_ADDON_ID: Unique ID of Firefox add-on (optional unless you want to sideload)

For APP_URL and API_ENDPOINT, you can optionally specify browser-specific values like so:

# Will be used by Chrome and Firefox
APP_URL=http://localhost:3000

# Will be used by Safari
SAFARI_APP_URL=https://app.hourstack.com

Building

• yarn start: build and watch for changes
• yarn build: build once

Testing

To load it in Chrome:

1. Open chrome://extensions
2. In the top right, toggle on "Developer mode" to enable the loading of unpacked extensions
3. In the top left, select "Load unpacked", and select the folder dist/chrome to load the extension

To load it in Firefox:

1. Open about:debugging
2. Select "This Firefox" from the navigation
3. Under "Temporary Extensions", select "Load Temporary Add-on...", and select the file dist/firefox/manifest.json to load the extension

Note: you have to re-add the extension every time Firefox launches.

To load it in Safari:

1. In Safari, turn on the Develop menu: Safari > Preferences > Advanced > Show Develop in menu bar
2. In Safari, select Develop > Allow unsigned extensions
3. In Xcode, open the HourStack folder and build the project by clicking the play icon
4. In Safari, open Preferences and turn on the HourStack extension

Note: you have to re-select "Allow unsigned extensions" every time Safari launches.

License

MIT © HourStack